it's all about teChnique
"- this is the 90-plus percent effort. Once on the swell and gliding, you can let the stroke stretch out again..."
an analysis of the modern
Sean Monahan has coached the Waikiki Beachboys women to two Na
Wahine O ke kai wins, once in 2011 and the second was last year, 2014. He
was willing to share some of his thoughts on paddling technique.
There are two paradigms that underlie my coaching. A canoe
team can always get better, and an individual paddler can always
get better. Your coach is there to evaluate and craft a group of individual paddlers into an efficient crew.
As an individual paddler, you must learn to make yourself into
the best paddler you can be, then work with your coach and teammates to be an effective crew.
Starting with what you can and must control; If you want to
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Pacific Paddler
aPril 2015
http://www.p3kona.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pacific Paddler April 2015